Search for dissertations about: "unconfoundedness"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the word unconfoundedness.

  1. 1. Sensitivity Analysis of Untestable Assumptions in Causal Inference

    Author : Mathias Lundin; Xavier de Luna; Maria Karlsson; Sune Karlsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Observational studies; semiparametric regression; unconfoundedness; Causal inference; Statistics; Statistik; Statistics; statistik;

    Abstract : This thesis contributes to the research field of causal inference, where the effect of a treatment on an outcome is of interest is concerned. Many such effects cannot be estimated through randomised experiments. For example, the effect of higher education on future income needs to be estimated using observational data. READ MORE

  2. 2. Covariate selection and propensity score specification in causal inference

    Author : Ingeborg Waernbaum; Xavier de Luna; Elena Stanghellini; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Covariate selection; graphical models; matching; observational studies; treatment effects; unconfoundedness; Statistics; Statistik;

    Abstract : This thesis makes contributions to the statistical research field of causal inference in observational studies. The results obtained are directly applicable in many scientific fields where effects of treatments are investigated and yet controlled experiments are difficult or impossible to implement. READ MORE

  3. 3. The impact of family composition on adult earnings

    Author : Frida Skog; Rune Åberg; Daniel Larsson; Robert Erikson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Family composition; siblings; divorce; remarriage; adult earnings; propensity score matching; sociologi; Sociology;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses to what extent childhood family composition – the number of siblings and whether the parents live together, or whether there are non-parental adults and/or half-siblings in the household or not – contributes to variations in adult earnings. The theoretical perspective suggests that resources mediate the effect. READ MORE

  4. 4. Causal inference and case-control studies with applications related to childhood diabetes

    Author : Emma Persson; Ingeborg Waernbaum; Xavier de Luna; Gisela Dahlquist; Stijn Vansteelandt; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; covariate selection; design-weighted estimation; marginal effect; matching; register study; treatment effect; type 1 diabetes mellitus; Statistics; statistik;

    Abstract : This thesis contributes to the research area of causal inference, where estimation of the effect of a treatment on an outcome of interest is the main objective. Some aspects of the estimation of average causal effects in observational studies in general, and case-control studies in particular, are explored. READ MORE